diff --git a/opm/core/simulator/AdaptiveTimeStepping_impl.hpp b/opm/core/simulator/AdaptiveTimeStepping_impl.hpp
index 3176ce26..f5f4a2dc 100644
--- a/opm/core/simulator/AdaptiveTimeStepping_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/core/simulator/AdaptiveTimeStepping_impl.hpp
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ namespace Opm {
                     std::string msg;
                     msg = "Solver convergence failed, restarting solver with new time step ("
                         + std::to_string(unit::convert::to( newTimeStep, unit::day )) + " days).\n";
-                    OpmLog::error(msg);
+                    OpmLog::problem(msg);
 		}
                 // reset states
                 state      = last_state;